Effects of Community Nursing Simulation Education on Nursing Core Competencies, Clinical Judgment, and Clinical Performance of Nursing College Students

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of community nursing simulation education on the nursing core competencies, clinical performance, and clinical judgment in home-visit nursing of nursing college students. A nonequivalent control group pretest-post-test design was used. Data were collected in August 2024 from the control group (<i>n</i> = 65) and in February 2025 from the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 64), with both groups comprising fourth-year students older than 20 years and from the same nursing college in Korea. Data analysis included an independent <i>t</i>-test carried out using SPSS 25.0 software. We found significant differences between the control and experimental groups in terms of the students' nursing core competence (<i>t</i> = 4.88, <i>p</i> < 0.001, Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.86), clinical judgment (<i>t</i> = 4.53, <i>p</i> < 0.001, Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.80), and clinical competence (<i>t</i> = 4.52, <i>p</i> < 0.001, Cohen's <i>d</i> = 0.00). The simulation education program applied in this study can be utilized as an intervention for nursing college students and be further developed for nursing students from other universities.